pigargo-americano vs Japanese butterfly ray

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Gymnura japonica

Key Differences

• pigargo-americano is Not Evaluated while Japanese butterfly ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pigargo-americano	Japanese butterfly ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Gymnuridae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Gymnura
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Gymnura japonica

Evolutionary Relationship

pigargo-americano and Japanese butterfly ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Japanese butterfly ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pigargo-americano	Japanese butterfly ray
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	28 years	—
Average Length	90 cm	—
Average Weight	5.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

pigargo-americano

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Ecuador).

Japanese butterfly ray

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

pigargo-americano

A ave nacional dos Estados Unidos e símbolo do sucesso conservacionista americano, a águia-careca tem uma envergadura de até 2,4 metros e habita florestas e zonas húmidas próximas de águas abertas em toda a América do Norte. Quase extinta na década de 1960 devido ao envenenamento por DDT e à caça, recuperou de forma notável após as proibições de pesticidas e a Lei das Espécies em Perigo.